Nicholls: I won't repeat LNP mistakes

Tim Nicholls has again promised he would lead a new type of LNP government in Queensland in an attempt to shake off the spectre of the controversial Newman years.

Addressing the LNP's campaign launch in Brisbane on Sunday, Mr Nicholls said he would not let voters down if he became premier at next Saturday's decider.

"I have said it and I mean it, we made mistakes in the past that a future LNP government would never make again," he said, standing before his family, party faithful, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and federal members George Brandis and Peter Dutton.

Mr Nicholls has been criticised by Labor throughout the campaign, with the government taking aim over his former portfolio and position as Mr Newman's right-hand man.

As treasurer, he slashed thousands of public sector jobs and proposed to sell off state assets, unpopular decisions that led to the party's dramatic dump from parliament in 2015.

"The LNP will not sell assets and there will be no forced redundancies in the public service. Queenslanders have spoken and I have listened," he said on Sunday.

"Now, every time the premier or her union pay and puppet masters talk about the past it's an admission they have no plan for the future."

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He repeated pledges to cut payroll tax for small businesses across the state, re-introducing the Royalties for Regions program, a $20 million package for mature-age jobseekers and a strategy to cut power prices, plans he is yet to say how he will fund.

He also lashed out at the state Labor government, claiming it had not done enough to bring down power prices or deliver key infrastructure projects.

His criticisms came on the back of similar remarks from Mr Turnbull, who described Annastacia Palaszczuk's government as a "do nothing, lazy, green left government, headed by a premier who wants to spend her time playing politics."

He claimed only the LNP would deliver key infrastructure projects and accused Ms Palaszczuk of refusing to accept commonwealth funds.

"We can't persuade Annastacia Palaszczuk to take it," he said.

Mr Turnbull said Queenslanders had a "clear choice" to elect the LNP.

It was the first time the prime minister has appeared in Queensland during the election campaign since it was called three weeks ago.

After the launch, he joined Mr Nicholls and shadow treasurer Scott Emerson to doorknock in the now marginal seat of Maiwar where Mr Emerson is standing.

Meanwhile former premier Campbell Newman backed Mr Nicholls' strategy of distancing himself from his government.